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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date2016-01-22
Languagehi
Runtime2h 6m
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$32,000,000
Production

T-Series, Hari Om Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Viacom18 Studios, Abundantia Entertainment, Emmay Entertainment

7.1(225)
•2016•2h 6m

Airlift

"170,000 Refugees, 488 Flights, 59 Days, 1 Man"

DramaThriller

Overview

When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

Director
Raja Menon
Writing & Screenplay
Ritesh ShahSuresh Nair
Cinematography
Priya Seth

Principal Cast

19 credited
Akshay Kumar
Akshay KumarRanjit Katyal
Nimrat Kaur
Nimrat KaurAmrita Katyal
Inaamulhaq
InaamulhaqMajor Khalaf Bin Zayd
Prakash Belawadi
Prakash BelawadiGeorge Kutty
Kumud Mishra
Kumud MishraSanjeev Kohli
Feryna Wazheir
Feryna WazheirTasneem
Purab Kohli
Purab KohliIbrahim Durrani
Lenaa
LenaaDeepti Jayarajan
Ninad Kamat
Ninad KamatKurien
Gunjan Malhotra
Gunjan MalhotraMeher

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